Bounty Taps Southern Pines for Second Location

A casual farm-to-table restaurant with a seasonal menu, full bar and its own beer brand is set to open in early 2026. Bounty Farmhouse Kitchen & Tap has snagged the corner spot in the Target [...]

The Nightmare Before Christmas Taught Me to Stay in My Lane

Rotting in the post-Christmas haze that only exists in your parent’s basement is also the perfect time to wallow in your choice of a job that only exists on the internet. You just found out that [...]

Behold Our 2025 Cookie Contest Winner

Winner: Congrats to Ashlee M. and Mike T. for submitting the winning cookie: Espresso Gingerbread Cookies. You two won a $100 gift card to The Country Bookshop and bragging rights for the next [...]

Turtlebacks Makes Boys Athletic Pants a Hole-in-Fun

Put on Your Par-tee Pants Parents know the struggles of finding athletic pants that actually fit while looking nicer than your average sweatpants. Emily Sprague is taking on the problem [...]

Meet a House-Call Hair Stylist with a Shear Passion for People

Love Is in the Hair Meet Lily Santana Parks, a hairstylist who founded house-call hair service The Traveling Tress. Whether her clients are elderly, recovering from surgery or recently [...]

Enter The Sway’s Annual Cookie Contest 2025

Get That Dough It’s time for The Sway’s annual contest, aka our thinly-veiled ploy to (literally) grow our heart three sizes each season. Here are the rules: The [...]

Vintage Fur is Furever at Marie & Marcele

Furever Fashion “Mob wife” fashion might be trending but as far as vintage fur coats go, Marie & Marcele Boutique owner Crystal Brown says they’re as classic as it [...]

Slurp Central: The Whale Tea Adds DIY Ramen Bar

If You’re a Souper Freak You can get wild at The Whale Tea, which now has a DIY ramen bar. The boba shop already had so many drink customizations, adding customized instant ramen to [...]

This Craft Studio Lets Kids Get Messy

Good Crafternoon In case you missed it, KidCentric Creative Studio is open for creativity to roam wild. Located at 290 SW Broad Street, next to Maisonette, the craft studio is filled with color, [...]

Wear Your Home On Your Sleeve: Where to Find Hometown Pride Merch

Wear Your Home On Your Sleeve If you’ve made living in The Pines your entire personality, we’re with you. Not only do the trees hold up exquisitely in the winter, the people are [...]

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